America Ferrera Revealed She Once Bleached Her Hair and Painted Her Face White for an Audition

We already knew that America Ferrera quickly stands up for herself when faced with any sort of discrimination. (Remember this year's Golden Globes, when she and Eva Longoria "proved" that Latinas aren't all the same person? Or when she countered Tina Fey's "LaTina Fey" skit with Billy Eichner with her own version?) Turns out that the now 31-year-old producer and star of NBC's Superstore has always been this gutsy.

In a recent New York Times interview, Ferrera revealed that early in her career, she was so outraged by a casting agent that she took matters into her own hands.

She told the newspaper: "I was 18 and putting myself on tape for a movie I really wanted. I got that phone call: They cast a Latino male in another role in the film; they're not looking to cast [a Latina]. So I defiantly bleached my hair blond, painted my face white and made the audition tape. I never heard back. I just remember feeling so powerless. What do you do when someone says, 'Your color skin is not what we're looking for?' Let me tell you: Blond does not suit me. I try not to prove my point on audition tapes anymore."

For what it's worth, we at GBL live for your glossy brunette hair and think your skin is lovely as is, so please keep it just that way. Auditions be damned.